Another night bus to Arequipa – seems like all arrive between 5-6AM; the streets were silent. Sunday meant that most of the tourist attractions were closed, so we walked around, Continue Reading →
On-demand movies on personal TVs, WiFi, full recline seats, meals and a bus attendant call button – almost better than flying! 22- hours in a bus wasn’t as bad as Continue Reading →
We arrived in Lima at 4:30AM, but this time there would be no bus station sleeping, we were going to live in the lap of luxury at the Sheraton! We Continue Reading →
We had been looking forward to Huaraz, Peru as we’ve heard such great things – one friend even declared that she thought the hikes were more spectacular than the trail Continue Reading →
Sube, sube, sube! Huanchaco, Huanchaco, Huanchaco! This was a familiar call from the combi* hustlers from my 3 months in Huanchaco in 2008 with 12 other Duke students volunteering with Continue Reading →
Enter: Lobitos, Peru. In the 1900s, Lobitos was an oil boom town with South America’s first cinema, a casino, the works. Surprised you haven’t heard of it? Well, fast-forward and Continue Reading →
Originally, the plan was to take buses through southern Colombia, through Ecuador then Peru. Unfortunately, extensive protests/road closures made bus travel difficult, so we flew as far south as we Continue Reading →